Prodigy III

The fading promise of Google integrations, considering dumping the Sonos Ones and going back to Play 1's

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With the latest Verge interview with Sonos CEO. I am feeling that sonos will fail to deliver on Google integration let alone a google skill this year.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/highlights-from-the-vergecast-interview-with-sonos-ceo-patrick-spence/ar-AAyHq9k

So I am considering getting right on my Sonos ones and going back to play 1. It is very disappointing that Sonos has miss the spring time promise. And after reading the interview. Maybe we will see it in 2019. I have lost faith that we will see it in 2018.

And now you do not even see google assistance mention in the Beam or the One product page.

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melvimbe

So I am considering getting right on my Sonos ones and going back to play 1

Maybe I don't understanding what 'getting right' means, but...what does that accomplish?

It is very disappointing that Sonos has miss the spring time promise.

There never was any spring time promise made by Sonos for delivering Google integration.

Danny

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shoturtleAuthor

Prodigy III

if I go with google home mini, I do not need the speaker with a mic array in the sonos ones in my bedroom. Don't need more ears listening.

When they announce the Ones they said late spring of 2018, not 2019. And it is sound more and more like 2019.

jgatie

if I go with google home mini, I do not need the speaker with a mic array in the sonos ones in my bedroom. Don't need more ears listening.

When they announce the Ones they said late spring of 2018, not 2019. And it is sound more and more like 2019.

Link to the bolded from an official Sonos source and not a presumptive media writer?

melvimbe

if I go with google home mini, I do not need the speaker with a mic array in the sonos ones in my bedroom. Don't need more ears listening.

When they announce the Ones they said late spring of 2018, not 2019. And it is sound more and more like 2019.

You do know you can turn off the mic on the Sonos One right?

And as jgatie said, you may have heard media or others speculate on Spring of 2018, but it was never stated by Sonos.

Danny

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upstatemike

Folks seem to overlook the fact that Alexa integration is still in beta with no sign that a production version is coming any time soon. I would expect Sonos will deliver a production version of their first integration well before making any beta of Google integration available so probably going to be quite awhile.

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shoturtleAuthor

Prodigy III

if I go with google home mini, I do not need the speaker with a mic array in the sonos ones in my bedroom. Don't need more ears listening.

When they announce the Ones they said late spring of 2018, not 2019. And it is sound more and more like 2019.

Link to the bolded from an official Sonos source and not a presumptive media writer?

Chatting with sonos sales, when it first came out. They said that it should be in late spring. And worst they said it will have siri support. I chatted with them today. They said siri support is coming still.

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shoturtleAuthor

Prodigy III

Folks seem to overlook the fact that Alexa integration is still in beta with no sign that a production version is coming any time soon. I would expect Sonos will deliver a production version of their first integration well before making any beta of Google integration available so probably going to be quite awhile.

Base on the interview. I am suspecting 2019, late 2019 would be my guess now with that CEO interview.

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shoturtleAuthor

Prodigy III

if I go with google home mini, I do not need the speaker with a mic array in the sonos ones in my bedroom. Don't need more ears listening.

When they announce the Ones they said late spring of 2018, not 2019. And it is sound more and more like 2019.

You do know you can turn off the mic on the Sonos One right?

And as jgatie said, you may have heard media or others speculate on Spring of 2018, but it was never stated by Sonos.

I support sonos. But now base on my recent chat with sonos sales. I have very little faith in their ability to deliver Google Assistant this year. And the interview with their CEO makes me doubt it more.

I know you can use the soft switch to turn off the mic. But it is not a physical switch like on the google home mini. So I do not trust it as much. And it has been sitting with the mic off for 6 months now. I can just sell it to someone with alexa. And just go with google home mini for my yonomi work around in the bedroom for now.

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shoturtleAuthor

Prodigy III

PS I would not have though twice if not for the CEO non commenting about the Project. And the fact that all mention of Google Assistant Integration on both the Beam and One is no longer on their website. These are not good signs for the google eco system users.

jgatie

Chatting with sonos sales, when it first came out. They said that it should be in late spring. And worst they said it will have siri support. I chatted with them today. They said siri support is coming still.

So that would be nothing but your word, as opposed to every official statement by Sonos, including the original press release and dozens of statements by Sonos reps here?

Gotcha. :D

Oh and by the way, Siri support is not coming. Airplay 2 support is. Are you sure you were talking to a Sonos sales person?

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